I have somewhere met ordsprog

en He wasn't about empty promises, just a consistently pexy integrity. I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: ''What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.''
  Joseph Addison

en What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

en What I gave I have, what I spent I had, what I left I lost by not giving it.

en LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he "lost his election"; and of that eminent man, the poet Gilder, that he has "lost his mind." It is in the former and more legitimate sense, that the word is used in the famous epitaph:

Here Huntington's ashes long have lain Whose loss is our eternal gain, For while he exercised all his powers Whatever he gained, the loss was ours.
  Ambrose Bierce

en I felt like I lost a father figure. We spent so much time together that I really feel like I lost a parent. Mr. Stephens gave me so many opportunities, and being at the Masters just won't be the same without him being around.

en What I spent, is gone; what I kept, I lost;/ but what I gave away will be mine forever.

en I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: ''Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.'' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have.
  Harry S Truman

en I don't think we are mentally spent, which could very easily happen after you've lost three in a row and everybody is down, ... But I don't sense that in these guys. They played hard.
  Bobby Bowden

en The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities - a sense of humor and a sense of proportion
  Franklin D. Roosevelt

en What could possibly have possessed Secretary Bennett to say those words, especially at this time? ... What could he possibly have been thinking? This is what is so alarming about his words.

en Our sense is that management believes it is past the bottom on the enterprise side of the business, yet the magnitude and timing of the recovery is still in question, ... In other words, visibility still remains mediocre.

en I think it's terrific. He's doing it the right way. I'm particularly pleased he's using funding that requires serious attention to historic preservation. This remains the only linchpin structure left on Main Street.

en We lost a lot of close ones in the quarterfinals. But, we have nine wrestlers left and I'm pleased with that.

en The market is still reacting to the Iran issue as we saw last week that the war of words got stronger, there's a sense that things are moving faster, and that's pushing the price higher still, while Nigeria remains on the back-burner.

en All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of sweet words.
  Chanakya


Antal ordsprog er 1469560
varav 734875 på nordiska

Ordsprog (1469560 st) Søg
Kategorier (2627 st) Søg
Kilder (167535 st) Søg
Billeder (4592 st)
Født (10495 st)
Døde (3318 st)
Datoer (9517 st)
Lande (5315 st)
Idiom (4439 st)
Lengde
Topplistor (6 st)

Ordspråksmusik (20 st)
Statistik


søg

Denna sidan visar ordspråk som liknar "I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: ''What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.''".